Is Minden Drive in West Suffolk a nice place to live?

Minden Drive is classified by the ONS as Semi-Detached Ageing. Minden Drive is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Minden Drive is located in the Minden ward of the West Suffolk district in Suffolk.
Coordinates 52.245459, 0.690238
Grid Ref TL837642
Suburb Bury St Edmunds
Constituency Bury St Edmunds
Postcodes IP33 3RX, IP33 3RY, IP33 3RZ

House Prices

The average house price in Minden Drive is 100% higher than the rest of West Suffolk. The last sale we have on record is 25 Minden Drive, that sold for £490,000. The average house price in West Suffolk is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Minden Drive

Date No. Type Price
30/09/2021 25 Detached £490,000
25/06/2021 27 Semi £370,000
04/08/2020 5 Semi £445,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Minden Drive, Suffolk

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Suffolk Police in Minden Drive during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Minden Drive and compared that to the average for the Minden ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Minden Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Minden ward

Social economic statistics for Minden Drive

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Minden Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Minden Drive is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Minden Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Minden Drive are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Minden Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Minden Drive are in the top 30% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Minden Drive are in the top 20% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Minden Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Minden Drive are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Minden Drive

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Minden Drive.

Unemployment in Minden Drive

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.23% of Minden Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Minden Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Minden Drive. The proportion of retirees on Minden Drive is 27.38% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
45.98% of Minden Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Minden Drive

The proportion of home owners on Minden Drive is 29.38% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.76% of properties in Minden Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
91.38% of residents of Minden Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Minden Drive residents

The proportion if Minden Drive residents born in the UK is 6.03% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.32% of Minden Drive residents were born outside the UK.
88.68% of Minden Drive residents were born in the UK

Minden Drive Summary

With house prices in Minden Drive more than the average for Suffolk and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Minden Drive has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Minden Drive maybe difficult.

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